The Routledge Handbook of Language Program Development and Administration
1st Edition
Published on 30. June 2025
Book
Hardback
670 pages
978-1-032-42024-0 (ISBN)
Description
Second language program development and administration is a long-standing area within the larger field of applied linguistics. In many ways, it is the quintessential applied linguistics field, as it crosses disciplinary boundaries while balancing the rigors of scholarly inquiry with the demands of practical application without losing sight of concrete learner outcomes.
The Routledge Handbook of Language Program Development and Administration provides a scholarly rigorous, yet practically relevant treatment of issues implicated in program development and administration with 52 chapters written by leading scholars in the field. Authors not only address the theoretical underpinnings of their respective topics but also provide actionable, evidence-based recommendations concerning eminently practical matters. In this way, the volume provides both novice and experienced language program administrators with important guidance on how to think about the work that they do and how best to go about it, while also validating language program administration as a scholarly area of inquiry.
The Routledge Handbook of Language Program Development and Administration is essential reading for practicing second language program administrators at the post-secondary level, in-service and pre-service second language instructors, graduate students in applied linguistics, and even upper-level undergraduate education students considering second language teaching as a future career.
Chapters 9 and 11 of this book are freely available as downloadable Open Access PDFs at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
The Routledge Handbook of Language Program Development and Administration provides a scholarly rigorous, yet practically relevant treatment of issues implicated in program development and administration with 52 chapters written by leading scholars in the field. Authors not only address the theoretical underpinnings of their respective topics but also provide actionable, evidence-based recommendations concerning eminently practical matters. In this way, the volume provides both novice and experienced language program administrators with important guidance on how to think about the work that they do and how best to go about it, while also validating language program administration as a scholarly area of inquiry.
The Routledge Handbook of Language Program Development and Administration is essential reading for practicing second language program administrators at the post-secondary level, in-service and pre-service second language instructors, graduate students in applied linguistics, and even upper-level undergraduate education students considering second language teaching as a future career.
Chapters 9 and 11 of this book are freely available as downloadable Open Access PDFs at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Reviews / Votes
This volume pulls together the experiences and expertise of an impressive range of scholars and practitioners to provide an invaluable resource that goes well beyond the practicalities of language program direction and into the very essence of language teaching and learning. It answers questions I didn't even know I had!- Gillian Lord, the University of Florida
This handbook is an invaluable resource that provides theory-informed, practical strategies for effective language program development and administration while also elevating the field as a respected area of scholarly inquiry. Its broad scope and globally diverse contributors make it a comprehensive guide for advancing quality language education.
- Gabriela Kleckova, the University of West Bohemia
This comprehensive collection of papers tackles established and cutting-edge issues in language program development and administration and exemplifies the complexity of establishing and maintaining an effective program. The state-of-the-art papers by
leading SLA researchers, program and language center directors, materials designers, and administrators are written clearly and explore topics in depth. This volume was badly needed as a reference, and it will empower language program directors to communicate with authority to all constituents at their institutions.
- Susanne Rott, University of Illinois, Chicago
Edited by four excellent experts in second language program management and articulation, curriculum development, and language teacher education, this remarkable volume covers in extraordinary depth an impressive array of important topics related to language program development and administration: implications of second language acquisition research in language programs; assessment and evaluation of language programs; issues in language teacher education; curriculum and materials; different contexts for language programs; the training of experts and leaders in program development and administration; and the role of new technologies. To this end, the editors have carefully assembled a wide-ranging group of scholars, practitioners, and administrators working in diverse academic and institutional contexts. In doing so, the editors of this indispensable handbook have succeeded in confirming that second language program development and administration is quite possibly "the quintessential applied linguistics field" because of the way in which the chapters make valuable connections between sound theory, language education research methodologies, concrete and empirical data, programmatic demands and issues, and of course, concrete learner needs and outcomes.
- Manel Lacorte, University of Maryland, College Park
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Undergraduate Advanced
Illustrations
21 s/w Tabellen, 1 s/w Photographie bzw. Rasterbild, 9 s/w Zeichnungen, 10 s/w Abbildungen
21 Tables, black and white; 9 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white; 10 Illustrations, black and white
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Height: 250 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 42 mm
Weight
1367 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-42024-0 (9781032420240)
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Alan V. Brown | Cori Crane | Beatrice C. Dupuy
The Routledge Handbook of Language Program Development and Administration
E-Book
06/2025
1st Edition
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Alan V. Brown | Cori Crane | Beatrice C. Dupuy
The Routledge Handbook of Language Program Development and Administration
E-Book
06/2025
1st Edition
Routledge
€63.49
Available for download
Persons
Alan V. Brown is Professor of Spanish Applied Linguistics at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, United States. His research has explored a variety of topics related to Spanish language teaching and learning, from course grades to metalinguistic awareness to the relationship between temporal fluency, lexical diversity, and proficiency.
Cori Crane is Associate Professor and German Language Program Director at the University of Alabama, United States. Dr. Crane's research interests align to her curriculum development and teacher mentoring work, with recent and current projects located in language teacher education, second language literacy development, and practitioner research.
Beatrice C. Dupuy is Professor of French, Public and Applied Humanities, and Second Language Acquisition and Teaching at the University of Arizona, United States. She directs the Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language, and Literacy. Her scholarship focuses on multiliteracies in language education and language educator professional learning.
Estela Ene is Professor of English at Indiana University Indianapolis, United States. She chairs the English Department, directs the English for Academic Purposes Program, and teaches EAP and TESOL. Her research focuses on EAP/ESL writing, teacher and program development, CALL (including corpus and e-feedback), internationalization, and intercultural competence/communication.
Cori Crane is Associate Professor and German Language Program Director at the University of Alabama, United States. Dr. Crane's research interests align to her curriculum development and teacher mentoring work, with recent and current projects located in language teacher education, second language literacy development, and practitioner research.
Beatrice C. Dupuy is Professor of French, Public and Applied Humanities, and Second Language Acquisition and Teaching at the University of Arizona, United States. She directs the Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language, and Literacy. Her scholarship focuses on multiliteracies in language education and language educator professional learning.
Estela Ene is Professor of English at Indiana University Indianapolis, United States. She chairs the English Department, directs the English for Academic Purposes Program, and teaches EAP and TESOL. Her research focuses on EAP/ESL writing, teacher and program development, CALL (including corpus and e-feedback), internationalization, and intercultural competence/communication.
Content
List of Tables
List of Contributors
List of External Reviewers
Language Program Development and Administration: The Cornerstone of Language Learning in Higher Education
Alan V. Brown, Cori Crane, Beatrice C. Dupuy, and Estela Ene
PART I Insights and Implications from Language Acquisition Research in Language Programs
1 Second Language Learning Theory for Program Design
Eve Zyzik and Laura Marques-Pascual
2 Instructed SLA: Implications for Language Program Design and Administration
Ronald P. Leow
3 Individual Learner Differences: From Fixed to Dynamic
Beatriz Lado
4 Planning for and Enacting Differentiated Instruction in the Postsecondary Language Curriculum
Mandy R. Menke and Paul A. Malovrh
5 Heritage Language Acquisition
Melissa A. Bowles and Julio Torres
6 Interculturality in Language Programs
Carl S. Blyth
7 Critical Translingual Awareness in World Language Programs
Tracy Quan
PART II Assessment and Evaluation in Language Programs
8 Using Language Assessment Data for Language Program Administration
J. Dylan Burton and Paula Winke
9 Putting Students in Their Place: The Role of Placement Testing in Language Programs
Troy L. Cox and Matthew P. Wilcox
10 Language Program Evaluation
Meg Montee and Francesca Di Silvio
11 Understanding the Role of Standardized Exams in Second Language Programs
Troy L. Cox, Alan V. Brown, and Margaret E. Malone
12 Language Assessment Literacy
Johnathan Jones and Julie Hartill
13 Authentic and Alternative Language Assessment: Design and Implementation
Kim Koh and Rong Fu
14 Ungrading in Language Programs
Janice McGregor and Nicole Coleman
PART III Teacher Education and Professional Learning in Language Programs
15 Defining Effective Language Teaching: Making It Meaningful
Erin Kearney
16 Formal Language Teacher Education in Collegiate Language Programs
Julia Goetze and Jeanne Schueller
17 Continuing Professional Learning for Language Teachers
Kate Paesani
18 Certification and Credentialing Programs for Preparing Language Teachers in a Multilingual World
Rebecca Kanak Fox and Kendra N. Staley
19 The Native Versus Non- Native Speaker Teacher Debate and the Multilingual Turn
Raees Calafato
20 Classroom Observation and Feedback
Laura Baecher and Sumru Akcan
21 Practitioner Research in Post- Secondary Language Teacher Education Programmes
Judith Hanks and Martin Wedell
PART IV Curricula and Materials in Language Programs
22 Language Standards in Language Programs
Margaret E. Malone and Celia Zamora
23 Needs Analysis for Language Program Development and Administration
Ana Bocanegra-Valle
24 Developing and Renewing Collegiate Language Curricula
Hiram H. Maxim
25 Course Development in Language Programs: Putting Design Principles to Work
Beatrice C. Dupuy
26 The Evolving Landscape of Language Instructional Materials: Challenges and Opportunities
Adriana Raquel Diaz
27 Working With Commercial Language Learning Materials
Amy Rossomondo
28 Domain Analysis: One Approach to Designing Evidence-Centered Curricula for Languages for Specific Purposes
Darcy Lear and Ahmet Dursun
29 Co-and Extracurricular Language Learning
Veronika Makarova
PART V Contexts of Language Programs
30 Study Abroad in Language Programs: Considerations, Implications, and Recommendations
Emma Trentman
31 Service Learning and Community Engagement in the L2 Curriculum
Deborah Reisinger and Joan Clifford
32 Heritage Language Program Design and Administration
Sara M. Beaudrie
33 So That Our Languages Live On: Indigenous Language Medium-Immersion Programs in Post-Secondary Education
Kananinohea Maka?imoku, Candace Kaleimamoowahinekapu Galla, Keiki Kawai'ae?a, and Jimmy (Tinakpahnge) Santos Teria
34 Pathways to Literacy Programs for Students with Interrupted Formal Education
Amanda Shufflebarger and Joshua B. L. Tolbert
35 Intensive English Program Administration: Universal Issues in Diverse Contexts
Jacqueline M. Gianico
36 Less Commonly Taught World Language Programs
Wenhao Diao, Elisa Raesaenen, and Nozomi Tanaka
37 Marginal Influence or Leading from the Edge? Repositioning EAP Administration as Agentic Academic Leadership
Pamela Humphreys and Ben Fenton-Smith
38 Development and Administration of English Medium Instruction: The Roles of Language Departments from Teacher Training to Quality Control
Ruth Breeze
39 Spanish Language Program Development and Administration
Javier Munoz-Basols and Alan V. Brown
40 Professionalizing Language Curricula to Meet Workplace Needs: Insights from a French Higher Education Language Program
Muriel Grosbois and Naouel Zoghlami
PART VI Technology in Language Programs
41 Virtual Exchange in Language Education
Carolin Fuchs, Meei-Ling Liaw, and Sabrina Priego
42 Hybrid and Online L2 Learning and Teaching: Considerations for Post-Secondary World Language Program Stakeholders
Joshua J. Thoms
43 Educational Technology: Learning with a Tool and a Teacher
Senta Goertler and Jesse Gleason
44 Moving beyond Dichotomies: Exploring the Implications of Machine Translation Research on Language Programs
Kimberly Vinall and Emily Hellmich
45 Immersive Technologies in Language Program Administration: Considerations, Applications, and Implications
Nicole Mills and Stephan Caspar
PART VII Leadership and Administration in Language Programs
46 Developing a Strategic Plan and Connecting to Institutional Priorities
Estela Ene
47 Language Program Leadership: Administering Inward, Outward, and Forward
Stacey Katz Bourns
48 English as a Global Language, English Language Teaching, and the Financial Practices of Language Programs
Jason Litzenberg
49 Emotional Labor in Program Leadership
Kate Navickas, Kristi Murray Costello, Jacob Babb, and Courtney Adams Wooten
50 Language Advocacy in Higher Education
William Nichols
51 Inclusive Hiring Practices in EFL/ESL Language Programs
Robert J. Lowe, Matthew Y. Schaefer, and Davey Young
52 Agile Language Program Administration: Navigating Crisis and Change
Cori Crane and Chantelle Warner
List of Contributors
List of External Reviewers
Language Program Development and Administration: The Cornerstone of Language Learning in Higher Education
Alan V. Brown, Cori Crane, Beatrice C. Dupuy, and Estela Ene
PART I Insights and Implications from Language Acquisition Research in Language Programs
1 Second Language Learning Theory for Program Design
Eve Zyzik and Laura Marques-Pascual
2 Instructed SLA: Implications for Language Program Design and Administration
Ronald P. Leow
3 Individual Learner Differences: From Fixed to Dynamic
Beatriz Lado
4 Planning for and Enacting Differentiated Instruction in the Postsecondary Language Curriculum
Mandy R. Menke and Paul A. Malovrh
5 Heritage Language Acquisition
Melissa A. Bowles and Julio Torres
6 Interculturality in Language Programs
Carl S. Blyth
7 Critical Translingual Awareness in World Language Programs
Tracy Quan
PART II Assessment and Evaluation in Language Programs
8 Using Language Assessment Data for Language Program Administration
J. Dylan Burton and Paula Winke
9 Putting Students in Their Place: The Role of Placement Testing in Language Programs
Troy L. Cox and Matthew P. Wilcox
10 Language Program Evaluation
Meg Montee and Francesca Di Silvio
11 Understanding the Role of Standardized Exams in Second Language Programs
Troy L. Cox, Alan V. Brown, and Margaret E. Malone
12 Language Assessment Literacy
Johnathan Jones and Julie Hartill
13 Authentic and Alternative Language Assessment: Design and Implementation
Kim Koh and Rong Fu
14 Ungrading in Language Programs
Janice McGregor and Nicole Coleman
PART III Teacher Education and Professional Learning in Language Programs
15 Defining Effective Language Teaching: Making It Meaningful
Erin Kearney
16 Formal Language Teacher Education in Collegiate Language Programs
Julia Goetze and Jeanne Schueller
17 Continuing Professional Learning for Language Teachers
Kate Paesani
18 Certification and Credentialing Programs for Preparing Language Teachers in a Multilingual World
Rebecca Kanak Fox and Kendra N. Staley
19 The Native Versus Non- Native Speaker Teacher Debate and the Multilingual Turn
Raees Calafato
20 Classroom Observation and Feedback
Laura Baecher and Sumru Akcan
21 Practitioner Research in Post- Secondary Language Teacher Education Programmes
Judith Hanks and Martin Wedell
PART IV Curricula and Materials in Language Programs
22 Language Standards in Language Programs
Margaret E. Malone and Celia Zamora
23 Needs Analysis for Language Program Development and Administration
Ana Bocanegra-Valle
24 Developing and Renewing Collegiate Language Curricula
Hiram H. Maxim
25 Course Development in Language Programs: Putting Design Principles to Work
Beatrice C. Dupuy
26 The Evolving Landscape of Language Instructional Materials: Challenges and Opportunities
Adriana Raquel Diaz
27 Working With Commercial Language Learning Materials
Amy Rossomondo
28 Domain Analysis: One Approach to Designing Evidence-Centered Curricula for Languages for Specific Purposes
Darcy Lear and Ahmet Dursun
29 Co-and Extracurricular Language Learning
Veronika Makarova
PART V Contexts of Language Programs
30 Study Abroad in Language Programs: Considerations, Implications, and Recommendations
Emma Trentman
31 Service Learning and Community Engagement in the L2 Curriculum
Deborah Reisinger and Joan Clifford
32 Heritage Language Program Design and Administration
Sara M. Beaudrie
33 So That Our Languages Live On: Indigenous Language Medium-Immersion Programs in Post-Secondary Education
Kananinohea Maka?imoku, Candace Kaleimamoowahinekapu Galla, Keiki Kawai'ae?a, and Jimmy (Tinakpahnge) Santos Teria
34 Pathways to Literacy Programs for Students with Interrupted Formal Education
Amanda Shufflebarger and Joshua B. L. Tolbert
35 Intensive English Program Administration: Universal Issues in Diverse Contexts
Jacqueline M. Gianico
36 Less Commonly Taught World Language Programs
Wenhao Diao, Elisa Raesaenen, and Nozomi Tanaka
37 Marginal Influence or Leading from the Edge? Repositioning EAP Administration as Agentic Academic Leadership
Pamela Humphreys and Ben Fenton-Smith
38 Development and Administration of English Medium Instruction: The Roles of Language Departments from Teacher Training to Quality Control
Ruth Breeze
39 Spanish Language Program Development and Administration
Javier Munoz-Basols and Alan V. Brown
40 Professionalizing Language Curricula to Meet Workplace Needs: Insights from a French Higher Education Language Program
Muriel Grosbois and Naouel Zoghlami
PART VI Technology in Language Programs
41 Virtual Exchange in Language Education
Carolin Fuchs, Meei-Ling Liaw, and Sabrina Priego
42 Hybrid and Online L2 Learning and Teaching: Considerations for Post-Secondary World Language Program Stakeholders
Joshua J. Thoms
43 Educational Technology: Learning with a Tool and a Teacher
Senta Goertler and Jesse Gleason
44 Moving beyond Dichotomies: Exploring the Implications of Machine Translation Research on Language Programs
Kimberly Vinall and Emily Hellmich
45 Immersive Technologies in Language Program Administration: Considerations, Applications, and Implications
Nicole Mills and Stephan Caspar
PART VII Leadership and Administration in Language Programs
46 Developing a Strategic Plan and Connecting to Institutional Priorities
Estela Ene
47 Language Program Leadership: Administering Inward, Outward, and Forward
Stacey Katz Bourns
48 English as a Global Language, English Language Teaching, and the Financial Practices of Language Programs
Jason Litzenberg
49 Emotional Labor in Program Leadership
Kate Navickas, Kristi Murray Costello, Jacob Babb, and Courtney Adams Wooten
50 Language Advocacy in Higher Education
William Nichols
51 Inclusive Hiring Practices in EFL/ESL Language Programs
Robert J. Lowe, Matthew Y. Schaefer, and Davey Young
52 Agile Language Program Administration: Navigating Crisis and Change
Cori Crane and Chantelle Warner